Critics Accuse Bloomberg of Using Racist Trope Against Cory Booker
On “CBS This Morning,” host Gayle King asked Democratic presidential hopeful Michael Bloomberg to respond to fellow Democratic candidate Cory Booker’s observation that in the upcoming Democratic debate scheduled for December there will be more billionaires on stage than black people.
“Cory Booker endorsed me a number of times and I endorsed Cory Booker a number of times,” the former New York City mayor began. “He’s very well-spoken.”
Very well spoken? Why are Democrats always amazed to encounter an “articulate” black man? Have they never met a black conservative before?
An inexhaustive list of high-profile Democrats who have used the trope of the “articulate” black man includes another Democratic presidential candidate, Joe Biden, who called Obama “the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy.” Former CBS News anchor Dan Rather described Obama as “very articulate” but said he “couldn’t sell watermelons” unless “you gave him the state troopers to flag down the traffic.” Bill Clinton noted that just “a few years ago, [Barack Obama] would have been getting us coffee.” And former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was reportedly mystified by Barack Obama’s oratorical abilities, adding that America was finally ready to embrace a “light-skinned” black man “with no negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one.”
.@MikeBloomberg on candidates' diversity: "Don't complain to me that you're not in the race" https://t.co/WBIekwdeZh pic.twitter.com/Ca0QlMn6DH
— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) December 6, 2019
Mike Bloomberg called @CoryBooker "well-spoken," which drew criticisms from voters of color.
Here's the US Senator's response to @ZerlinaMaxwell & @jess_mc this morning.
📻FULL CHAT: https://t.co/SOW8B2mbjo pic.twitter.com/2JCYAU2M8E
— Signal Boost (@SignalBoostShow) December 6, 2019
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